EP3998622B1 - Disjoncteur à air - Google Patents

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EP3998622B1
EP3998622B1 EP20836242.6A EP20836242A EP3998622B1 EP 3998622 B1 EP3998622 B1 EP 3998622B1 EP 20836242 A EP20836242 A EP 20836242A EP 3998622 B1 EP3998622 B1 EP 3998622B1
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Tomohiro Nakata
Kohei MATSUMURA
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H9/00—Details of switching devices, not covered by groups H01H1/00 - H01H7/00
    • H01H9/30—Means for extinguishing or preventing arc between current-carrying parts
    • H01H9/34—Stationary parts for restricting or subdividing the arc, e.g. barrier plate
    • H01H9/342—Venting arrangements for arc chutes
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H33/00—High-tension or heavy-current switches with arc-extinguishing or arc-preventing means
    • H01H33/02—Details
    • H01H33/04—Means for extinguishing or preventing arc between current-carrying parts
    • H01H33/08—Stationary parts for restricting or subdividing the arc, e.g. barrier plate
    • H01H33/10—Metal parts
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H33/00—High-tension or heavy-current switches with arc-extinguishing or arc-preventing means
    • H01H33/02—Details
    • H01H33/04—Means for extinguishing or preventing arc between current-carrying parts
    • H01H33/20—Means for extinguishing or preventing arc between current-carrying parts using arcing horns
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H9/00—Details of switching devices, not covered by groups H01H1/00 - H01H7/00
    • H01H9/30—Means for extinguishing or preventing arc between current-carrying parts
    • H01H9/46—Means for extinguishing or preventing arc between current-carrying parts using arcing horns

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  • the present invention relates to an air circuit breaker.
  • Air circuit breakers are used as protective breakers for electrical systems or the like.
  • Such an air circuit breaker includes: a fixed element having a fixed contactor; a movable element having a movable contactor which is disposed so as to be contactable with and separable from the fixed contactor; an arc extinguishing chamber which is disposed upward of the fixed element and the movable element and in which an arc generated upon opening between the fixed contactor and the movable contactor is divided and extinguished; a pair of arc runners, i.e., fixed-side and movable-side arc runners, which guide the arc to the arc extinguishing chamber; and a mold frame supporting the fixed element, the movable element, the fixed-side arc runner, and the movable-side arc runner and formed of an insulating material.
  • the movable element When fault current is generated, the movable element is driven so that the circuit is disconnected. At this time, an arc is generated between the fixed contactor and the movable contactor, between which opening has occurred. The arc is transferred to the fixed-side arc runner and the movable-side arc runner which are respectively disposed upward of the fixed element and the movable element. Then, the arc is driven on the fixed-side and movable-side arc runners. The driven arc enters the arc extinguishing chamber, and an arc voltage equal to or higher than a power supply voltage is generated in the arc extinguishing chamber. Consequently, current is limited and interrupted, whereby the arc is extinguished.
  • An arc having a very high temperature generates hot gas having a high electrical conductivity. If the hot gas flows back to the interval between the fixed contactor and the movable contactor during a time taken until the arc is extinguished, an electrical conduction rate between the fixed contactor and the movable contactor becomes high, resulting in occurrence of a restrike in which an arc emerges again. If a restrike occurs, the arc voltage having been increased to be equal to or higher than the power supply voltage sharply drops to around 100 V. Consequently, the limitation is stopped, whereby interruption performance decreases. In addition, arc short circuit may continue to occur between the contactors, resulting in failure of the interruption.
  • Patent Document 1 a configuration in which the cross-sectional area of an arc flow path inside an arc extinguishing chamber is increased toward a gas discharge port, has been disclosed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
  • This configuration makes it easy for hot gas to flow to an upper side of the arc extinguishing chamber, whereby hot gas discharge performance can be improved.
  • the improvement in the gas discharge performance leads to inhibition of a restrike between a fixed contactor and a movable contactor, whereby high interruption performance can be obtained.
  • Patent Document 1 WO2016/088561
  • the present invention has been made to solve the aforementioned problem, and an object of the present invention is to obtain an air circuit breaker that allows inhibition of backflow of hot gas without increasing the size of the air circuit breaker.
  • An air circuit breaker includes: a fixed element having a fixed contactor; a movable element having a movable contactor which is disposed so as to be contactable with and separable from the fixed contactor; an arc extinguishing chamber which is disposed upward of the fixed element and the movable element so as to be apart from the fixed element and the movable element and in which an arc generated upon opening between the fixed contactor and the movable contactor is divided and extinguished; a fixed-side arc runner which guides the arc to the arc extinguishing chamber and which has an end portion extending in a direction opposite to a direction toward the movable element, from the fixed element side between the fixed element and the arc extinguishing chamber; a movable-side arc runner which guides the arc to the arc extinguishing chamber and which has an end portion extending in a direction opposite to a direction toward the fixed element, from the movable element side between the movable element
  • the mold frame includes: a fixed-side gas discharge passage through which a port provided in a side surface of the mold frame and a fixed-side gas discharge port provided in the mold frame so as to oppose the end portion of the fixed-side arc runner are in communication with each other and which is separated from the fixed element side by a fixed-side blocking wall which is a part of a wall enclosing the fixed element and the movable element; and a movable-side gas discharge passage through which a port provided in a side surface of the mold frame and a movable-side gas discharge port provided in the mold frame so as to oppose the end portion of the movable-side arc runner are in communication with each other and which is separated from the movable element side by a movable-side blocking wall which is a part of the wall enclosing the fixed element and the movable element.
  • the air circuit breaker according to the present invention allows inhibition of backflow of hot gas without increasing the size of the air circuit breaker.
  • FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of an air circuit breaker 100 in a closed state.
  • FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of the air circuit breaker 100 in an opened state, and movement of an arc.
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a part of the air circuit breaker 100.
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective cross-sectional view showing the schematic configuration of the part of the air circuit breaker 100.
  • FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a mold frame 15 of the air circuit breaker 100.
  • FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 do not show any arc extinguishing chamber 14 provided on an upper side of the air circuit breaker 100.
  • the air circuit breaker 100 is used as a protective breaker for an electrical system or the like. When fault current flows during current conduction, the air circuit breaker 100 interrupts the current.
  • a configuration of the air circuit breaker 100 will be described.
  • the air circuit breaker 100 includes: a fixed element 2 having a fixed contactor 1; a movable element 4 having a movable contactor 3 which is disposed so as to be contactable with and separable from the fixed contactor 1; an arc extinguishing chamber 14 which is disposed upward of the fixed element 2 and the movable element 4 so as to be apart from the fixed element 2 and the movable element 4 and in which an arc 16 generated upon opening between the fixed contactor 1 and the movable contactor 3 is divided and extinguished; a fixed-side arc runner 10 which guides the arc 16 to the arc extinguishing chamber 14 and which has an end portion extending in a direction opposite to a direction toward the movable element 4, from the fixed element 2 side between the fixed element 2 and the arc extinguishing chamber 14; a movable-side arc runner 11 which guides the arc 16 to the arc extinguishing chamber 14 and which has an end portion extending in a direction opposite to a
  • the mold frame 15 is provided with: a closing actuator 5 joined to the movable element 4; an upper conductor 6 connected to the fixed element 2; a lower conductor 7 connected to the movable element 4; a detector 8 disposed on the lower conductor 7; and a latch 9 joined to the detector 8.
  • Grids 12 having thin plate shapes and formed of a magnetic material, and insulating plates 13 supporting and insulating the grids 12, are stacked inside the arc extinguishing chamber 14.
  • the grids 12 and the insulating plates 13 which are stacked, are disposed above each of the fixed-side arc runner 10 and the movable-side arc runner 11.
  • the mold frame 15 is formed from, for example, a fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) which is an unsaturated polyester resin reinforced with glass fiber.
  • FRP fiber-reinforced plastic
  • the mold frame 15 has therein a contactors-disposed space 18 and encloses the fixed element 2 and the movable element 4 beneath the arc extinguishing chamber 14.
  • the movable element 4 is movable in the lateral direction in FIG. 1 in conjunction with an operation of the closing actuator 5.
  • the movable contactor 3 moved along with the movable element 4 comes into contact with the fixed contactor 1, to cause closing therebetween. Consequently, current is conducted through the upper conductor 6 and the lower conductor 7.
  • the detector 8 detects the fault current and is operated, and the latch 9 holding the movable element 4 is released.
  • the latch 9 is released, the fixed contactor 1 and the movable contactor 3 becomes apart from each other, and opening therebetween occurs. If opening occurs during current conduction, an arc 16 having a very high temperature is generated between the fixed contactor 1 and the movable contactor 3.
  • FIG. 2 shows the generated arc 16 as an arc 16a having emerged.
  • An arc voltage which is a voltage reverse to a power supply voltage of a circuit (not shown) connected to the air circuit breaker 100, is generated at the arc 16.
  • the arc 16 generates hot gas 17 having a high electrical conductivity.
  • the hot gas 17 is diffused around the arc 16 and flows also to the arc extinguishing chamber 14.
  • An example of the flows of hot gases 17 is indicated by broken-line arrows in FIG. 2 .
  • the arc 16 jumps to the fixed-side arc runner 10 and the movable-side arc runner 11, to turn into a transferred arc 16b.
  • the transferred arc 16b runs on the fixed-side arc runner 10 and the movable-side arc runner 11 in a direction toward the arc extinguishing chamber 14, to turn into a driven arc 16c.
  • the arc 16 guided to the arc extinguishing chamber 14 moves in directions toward the grids 12 since electromagnetic forces are generated owing to biased magnetic fluxes of the grids 12.
  • the arcs 16 having moved toward the grids 12 located upward are divided by the grids 12 provided separately on the left and right sides, to turn into divided arcs 16d.
  • the arc voltage of each arc 16 kept in the divided state increases to be equal to or higher than the power supply voltage of the circuit. Thus, current is limited and interrupted, and the arc 16 is extinguished.
  • the mold frame 15 includes a fixed-side gas discharge passage 21 and a movable-side gas discharge passage 22 as gas discharge passages through which hot gases 17 are discharged from a side surface 15a and a side surface 15b to the outside of the mold frame 15.
  • the mold frame 15 further includes a fixed-side blocking wall 23 and a movable-side blocking wall 24 as blocking walls for inhibiting hot gases 17 from flowing back from the fixed-side gas discharge passage 21 and the movable-side gas discharge passage 22 in directions toward the contactors-disposed space 18.
  • the mold frame 15 further includes: a fixed-side gas discharge port 19 provided so as to oppose the end portion of the fixed-side arc runner 10; and a movable-side gas discharge port 20 provided so as to oppose the end portion of the movable-side arc runner 11.
  • the distance between end side surfaces 10a of the fixed-side arc runner 10 is the width of the fixed-side arc runner 10.
  • the distance between end side surfaces 11a of the movable-side arc runner 11 is the width of the movable-side arc runner 11.
  • the width of the fixed-side gas discharge port 19 opened in a direction of the width of the fixed-side arc runner 10 is larger than the width of the fixed-side arc runner 10.
  • the width of the movable-side gas discharge port 20 opened in a direction of the width of the movable-side arc runner 11 is larger than the width of the movable-side arc runner 11.
  • the widths of the gas discharge ports are set to be larger than the widths of the respective arc runners in order to cause hot gases 17 generated from the divided arcs 16d to be efficiently discharged via these gas discharge ports to the outside. As shown in FIG.
  • the fixed-side gas discharge passage 21 allows two ports 15g respectively provided in the side surfaces 15a and 15b of the mold frame 15 and the fixed-side gas discharge port 19 to be in communication with each other, and is provided so as to be separated from the fixed element 2 side by the fixed-side blocking wall 23 which is a part of a wall enclosing the fixed element 2 and the movable element 4.
  • the fixed-side gas discharge passage 21 penetrates both side surfaces (the side surface 15a and the side surface 15b), of the mold frame 15, which are parallel to a direction in which the movable contactor 3 is brought into contact with and separated from the fixed contactor 1. As shown in FIG.
  • the movable-side gas discharge passage 22 allows two ports 15g respectively provided in the side surfaces 15a and 15b of the mold frame 15 and the movable-side gas discharge port 20 to be in communication with each other, and is provided so as to be separated from the movable element 4 side by the movable-side blocking wall 24 which is a part of the wall enclosing the fixed element 2 and the movable element 4.
  • the movable-side gas discharge passage 22 penetrates both side surfaces (the side surface 15a and the side surface 15b), of the mold frame 15, which are parallel to the direction in which the movable contactor 3 is brought into contact with and separated from the fixed contactor 1.
  • FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the air circuit breaker 100, showing the flows of hot gases 17.
  • FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view at an alternate long and short dash line A-A in FIG. 6.
  • FIG. 6 shows the flows of hot gases 17 when the arc 16 is retained at the position of each divided arc 16d, and shows a cross section of the air circuit breaker 100, excluding the arc extinguishing chamber 14.
  • the flows of hot gases 17 inside the fixed-side gas discharge passage 21 and the movable-side gas discharge passage 22 are indicated by broken-line arrows 17a, and the flows of the other hot gases 17 are indicated by solid-line arrows 17b.
  • the flows of hot gases 17 that would be generated if neither the fixed-side gas discharge port 19 nor the movable-side gas discharge port 20 were present are indicated by broken-line arrows 17c as a comparative example.
  • the hot gases 17 are generated from the divided arcs 16d and diffused around the arcs. If neither the fixed-side gas discharge port 19 nor the movable-side gas discharge port 20 were present, the hot gases 17 could not enter either of the fixed-side gas discharge passage 21 and the movable-side gas discharge passage 22.
  • the hot gases 17 would be diffused around the arcs, whereby a large amount of the hot gases 17 would head for the contactors-disposed space 18. Thus, a part of the hot gases 17 would flow back to the interval between the fixed contactor 1 and the movable contactor 3.
  • hot gases 17 generated in directions toward the end side surfaces 10a of the fixed-side arc runner 10 from the corresponding divided arc 16d enter the fixed-side gas discharge passage 21 from the fixed-side gas discharge port 19 and are, as indicated by the broken-line arrows 17a, discharged from the side surface 15a and the side surface 15b of the mold frame 15.
  • hot gases 17 generated in directions toward the end side surfaces 11a of the movable-side arc runner 11 from the corresponding divided arc 16d enter the movable-side gas discharge passage 22 from the movable-side gas discharge port 20 and are discharged from the side surface 15a and the side surface 15b of the mold frame 15.
  • the fixed-side blocking wall 23 and the movable-side blocking wall 24 are included, and thus the hot gases 17 having entered the fixed-side gas discharge passage 21 and the movable-side gas discharge passage 22 are prevented from flowing back to the interval between the fixed contactor 1 and the movable contactor 3.
  • the fixed-side gas discharge passage 21 and the movable-side gas discharge passage 22 are provided so as to penetrate the side surface 15a and the side surface 15b, the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
  • ports 15g leading to the outside of the fixed-side gas discharge passage 21 and the movable-side gas discharge passage 22 may be provided in a side surface 15c and a side surface 15d. Since there is also a case where the places at which hot gases 17 are discharged are restricted according to the external environment of the place at which the air circuit breaker 100 has been installed, the places at which hot gases 17 are discharged may be arbitrarily set on side surfaces of the mold frame 15.
  • the two ports 15g are provided so as to be in communication with the fixed-side gas discharge port 19 or the movable-side gas discharge port 20 in the present embodiment, the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the number of the ports 15g may be any number equal to or more than one.
  • the air circuit breaker 100 includes: the fixed-side gas discharge passage 21 which is in communication with the fixed-side gas discharge port 19 provided in the mold frame 15 so as to oppose the end portion of the fixed-side arc runner 10, and which penetrates the side surfaces 15a and 15b of the mold frame 15; and the movable-side gas discharge passage 22 which is in communication with the movable-side gas discharge port 20 provided in the mold frame 15 so as to oppose the end portion of the movable-side arc runner 11, and which penetrates the side surfaces 15a and 15b of the mold frame 15.
  • These gas discharge passages allow hot gases 17 to be discharged to the outside of the mold frame 15.
  • the hot gases 17 can be inhibited from flowing back to the interval between the fixed contactor 1 and the movable contactor 3 without increasing the size of the air circuit breaker 100.
  • the fixed-side blocking wall 23 separating the fixed-side gas discharge passage 21 from the fixed element 2 side and the movable-side blocking wall 24 separating the movable-side gas discharge passage 22 from the movable element 4 side are included, hot gases 17 having entered the fixed-side gas discharge passage 21 and the movable-side gas discharge passage 22 can be prevented from flowing back to the interval between the fixed contactor 1 and the movable contactor 3.
  • the backflow of the hot gases 17 can be inhibited, high interruption performance can be obtained.
  • the mold frame 15 can be produced with only a simple mold at the time of production of the mold frame 15 by molding.
  • FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a part of the air circuit breaker 100.
  • FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a mold frame 15 of the air circuit breaker 100.
  • a fixed-side blocking wall 23 and a movable-side blocking wall 24 have configurations different from those in embodiment 1.
  • the fixed-side blocking wall 23 is tilted in a direction toward the end portion of the fixed-side arc runner 10 from the fixed element 2 side and the movable-side blocking wall 24 is tilted in a direction toward the end portion of the movable-side arc runner 11 from the movable element 4 side, such that the gap between the fixed-side blocking wall 23 and the movable-side blocking wall 24 is broadened in the direction toward the arc extinguishing chamber 14.
  • An angle between the fixed-side blocking wall 23 and a bottom surface 21a of the fixed-side gas discharge passage 21 and an angle between the movable-side blocking wall 24 and a bottom surface 22a of the movable-side gas discharge passage 22, are formed as acute angles as shown in FIG. 11 .
  • Ports 15g leading to the outside of the fixed-side gas discharge passage 21 and the movable-side gas discharge passage 22 have trapezoidal shapes, and the area of each port 15g is larger than that in embodiment 1. Thus, hot gases 17 are more easily discharged.
  • the fixed-side gas discharge passage 21 and the fixed-side gas discharge port 19 provided in the mold frame 15 so as to oppose the end portion of the fixed-side arc runner 10 are in communication with each other, and the movable-side gas discharge passage 22 and the movable-side gas discharge port 20 provided in the mold frame 15 so as to oppose the end portion of the movable-side arc runner 11 are in communication with each other.
  • FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the air circuit breaker 100, showing the flows of hot gases 17.
  • FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view taken at an alternate long and short dash line B-B in FIG. 12.
  • FIG. 12 shows the flows of hot gases 17 generated from the transferred arc 16b, and shows a cross section of the air circuit breaker 100, excluding the arc extinguishing chamber 14.
  • the flows of the hot gases 17 are indicated by solid-line arrows 17b. Since the hot gases 17 have very high electrical conductivities, the arc 16 tends to be driven along with the flows of the hot gases 17.
  • the hot gases 17 smoothly flow from near the fixed contactor 1 and the movable contactor 3 to the end portions of the fixed-side arc runner 10 and the movable-side arc runner 11, the arc 16 is smoothly driven in the direction toward the arc extinguishing chamber 14 without any restrike.
  • the fixed-side blocking wall 23 and the movable-side blocking wall 24 are provided perpendicularly to a bottom surface for installation, the flows of parts of the hot gases 17 are blocked or pushed back by the fixed-side blocking wall 23 and the movable-side blocking wall 24, whereby the flows of the hot gases 17 toward the arc runners might be restricted. Meanwhile, as shown in FIG.
  • the flows of the hot gases 17 are not restricted by the fixed-side blocking wall 23 or the movable-side blocking wall 24.
  • the hot gases 17 flow along the solid-line arrows 17b to the end portions of the fixed-side arc runner 10 and the movable-side arc runner 11.
  • a restrike of an arc 16 is inhibited, and the arc 16 is smoothly driven in the direction toward the arc extinguishing chamber 14.
  • the fixed-side blocking wall 23 is tilted in the direction toward the end portion of the fixed-side arc runner 10 from the fixed element 2 side
  • the movable-side blocking wall 24 is tilted in the direction toward the end portion of the movable-side arc runner 11 from the movable element 4 side. Consequently, hot gases 17 smoothly flow from near the fixed contactor 1 and the movable contactor 3 to the end portions of the fixed-side arc runner 10 and the movable-side arc runner 11.
  • a restrike of an arc 16 can be inhibited, and the arc 16 can be smoothly driven in the direction toward the arc extinguishing chamber 14.
  • hot gases 17 can be inhibited from flowing back to the interval between the fixed contactor 1 and the movable contactor 3.
  • FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a part of the air circuit breaker 100.
  • FIG. 15 is a perspective cross-sectional view showing the schematic configuration of the part of the air circuit breaker 100.
  • the air circuit breaker 100 according to embodiment 3 has a configuration further including fixed-side hot gas discharge passages 25 and movable-side hot gas discharge passages 26 in addition to the components in embodiment 2.
  • the air circuit breaker 100 further includes: the fixed-side hot gas discharge passages 25 penetrating, along a surface of the fixed-side blocking wall 23 formed on the fixed element 2 side, to the respective side surfaces 15a and 15b of the mold frame 15 opposing each other; and the movable-side hot gas discharge passages 26 penetrating, along a surface of the movable-side blocking wall 24 formed on the movable element 4 side, to the respective side surfaces 15a and 15b of the mold frame 15 opposing each other.
  • FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view of the air circuit breaker 100, showing the flows of hot gases 17.
  • FIG. 16 shows a cross section of the air circuit breaker 100, excluding the arc extinguishing chamber 14.
  • FIG. 16 shows the flows of hot gases 17 generated from the transferred arc 16b.
  • the flows of hot gases 17 inside the fixed-side hot gas discharge passages 25 and the movable-side hot gas discharge passages 26 are indicated by broken-line arrows 17a, and the flows of the other hot gases 17 are indicated by solid-line arrows 17b.
  • hot gases 17 are discharged to the outside of the mold frame 15 without remaining in the contactors-disposed space 18.
  • hot gases 17 flow to the end portions of the fixed-side arc runner 10 and the movable-side arc runner 11, and thus stagnation of the arc 16 in the contactors-disposed space 18 is inhibited, whereby high interruption performance is obtained.
  • the fixed-side hot gas discharge passages 25 and the movable-side hot gas discharge passages 26 may be provided in addition to the components in embodiment 1.
  • the fixed-side hot gas discharge passages 25 and the movable-side hot gas discharge passages 26 may be provided in addition to the components in embodiment 1.
  • this air circuit breaker 100 further includes the fixed-side hot gas discharge passages 25 and the movable-side hot gas discharge passages 26 penetrating to the respective side surfaces 15a and 15b of the mold frame 15 opposing each other.
  • hot gases 17 do not remain in the contactors-disposed space 18, and stagnation of the arc 16 in the contactors-disposed space 18 is inhibited, whereby high interruption performance can be obtained.
  • hot gases 17 can be inhibited from flowing back to the interval between the fixed contactor 1 and the movable contactor 3.
  • FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a divided mold frame 15 of the air circuit breaker 100.
  • the air circuit breaker 100 according to embodiment 4 has a configuration in which the mold frame 15 is divided into two frames.
  • the mold frame 15 is formed by combining a first frame 15e and a second frame 15f.
  • the mold frame 15 is divided into the first frame 15e and the second frame 15f at a center plane, of the mold frame 15, which is a plane parallel to the direction in which the movable contactor 3 is brought into contact with and separated from the fixed contactor 1.
  • Each of the first frame 15e and the second frame 15f is integrally formed of a resin material.
  • the first frame 15e and the second frame 15f are attached to each other by means of fitting, screwing, or the like.
  • Components of the air circuit breaker 100 that are provided in the mold frame 15 such as the fixed element 2 and the fixed-side arc runner 10, are attached to one frame out of the first frame 15e or the second frame 15f.
  • the other frame is attached to the one frame having the components attached thereto, whereby the air circuit breaker 100 is manufactured.
  • This manner of manufacturing allows a working space for the manufacturing to be effectively used, whereby assemblability is improved.
  • the plane at which the mold frame 15 is divided is not limited to the center plane and may be another plane as long as the plane allows the attaching of the components of the air circuit breaker 100.
  • the mold frame 15 is formed of the first frame 15e and the second frame 15f.
  • the mold frame 15 is divided at a plane parallel to the direction in which the movable contactor 3 is brought into contact with and separated from the fixed contactor 1, and the air circuit breaker 100 can be manufactured through attaching of the components to one of the frames. This allows a working space for the manufacturing to be effectively used, whereby assemblability is improved.

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  1. Disjoncteur à air (100), comprenant :
    un élément fixe (2) pourvu d'un contacteur fixe (1) ;
    un élément mobile (4) pourvu d'un contacteur mobile (3) qui est agencé de manière à pouvoir venir au contact du contacteur fixe (1) et à pouvoir s'en séparer ;
    une chambre d'extinction d'arc (14) qui est agencée au-dessus de l'élément fixe (2) et de l'élément mobile (4) de manière à être espacée de l'élément de fixe (2) et de l'élément mobile (4) et dans laquelle un arc (16) généré lors d'une ouverture entre l'élément fixe (1) et l'élément mobile (3) est divisé et éteint ;
    un guide d'arc côté fixe (10) qui guide l'arc (16) jusqu'à la chambre d'extinction d'arc (14) et qui est pourvu d'une partie extrémité s'étendant dans une direction opposée à une direction vers l'élément mobile (4), depuis le côté élément fixe (2) entre l'élément fixe (2) et la chambre d'extinction d'arc (14) ;
    un guide d'arc côté mobile (11) qui guide l'arc (16) jusqu'à la chambre d'extinction d'arc (14) et qui est pourvu d'une partie extrémité s'étendant dans une direction opposée à une direction vers l'élément fixe (2), depuis le côté élément mobile (4) entre l'élément mobile (4) et la chambre d'extinction d'arc (14) ;
    caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend
    un châssis moulé (15) renfermant l'élément fixe (2) et l'élément mobile (4) au-dessous de la chambre d'extinction d'arc (14) et supportant l'élément fixe (2), l'élément mobile (4), le guide d'arc côté fixe (10) et le guide d'arc côté mobile (11),
    le châssis moulé (15) comportant
    un passage d'évacuation de gaz côté fixe (21) par lequel un orifice ménagé dans une surface latérale du châssis moulé (15) et un orifice d'évacuation de gaz côté fixe (19) ménagé dans le châssis moulé (15) de manière à être opposé à la partie extrémité du guide d'arc côté fixe (10) communiquent entre eux, et qui est séparé du côté élément fixe (2) par une paroi de blocage côté fixe (23) qui fait partie d'une paroi renfermant l'élément fixe (2) et l'élément mobile (4), et
    un passage d'évacuation de gaz côté mobile (22) par lequel un orifice ménagé dans une surface latérale du châssis moulé (15) et un orifice d'évacuation de gaz côté mobile (20) ménagé dans le châssis moulé (15) de manière à être opposé à la partie extrémité du guide d'arc côté mobile (11) communiquent entre eux, et qui est séparé du côté élément mobile (4) par une paroi de blocage côté mobile (24) qui fait partie de la paroi renfermant l'élément fixe (2) et l'élément mobile (4).
  2. Disjoncteur à air (100) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel
    la paroi de blocage côté fixe (23) s'incline dans une direction vers la partie extrémité du guide d'arc côté fixe (10) depuis le côté élément fixe (2), et
    la paroi de blocage côté mobile (24) s'incline dans une direction vers la partie extrémité du guide d'arc côté mobile (11) depuis le côté élément mobile (4).
  3. Disjoncteur à air (100) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, comprenant en outre :
    des passages d'évacuation de gaz chaud côté fixe (25) pénétrant, le long d'une surface de la paroi de blocage côté fixe (23) ménagée du côté élément fixe (2), jusqu'à des surfaces latérales (15a, 15b) respectives du châssis moulé (15) opposées l'une à l'autre ; et
    des passages d'évacuation de gaz chaud côté mobile (26) pénétrant, le long d'une surface de la paroi de blocage côté mobile (24) ménagée du côté élément mobile (4), jusqu'aux surfaces latérales (15a, 15b) respectives du châssis moulé (15) opposées l'une à l'autre.
  4. Disjoncteur à air (100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel le châssis moulé (15) est formé par assemblage d'un premier châssis (15e) et d'un deuxième châssis (15f), et le châssis moulé (15) est divisé en le premier châssis (15e) et le deuxième châssis (15f) au niveau d'un plan parallèle à une direction dans laquelle le contacteur mobile (3) est amené au contact du contacteur fixe (1) et en est séparé.
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